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On-site in Wageningen·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 28 Oct)
Our summary
- Salary
- €2,851 - €3,180 a month
- Work mode
- On-site, Wageningen
- Contract
- Full-time
- Languages
- Dutch




Skills
This job advert was originally written in Dutch.
Requirements
What we're looking for
You are a go-getter and enjoy being actively engaged;
You work accurately and have an eye for quality;
You have a good command of the Dutch language and communicate clearly;
You work independently, but also actively seek collaboration;
You are enthusiastic, flexible, and remain calm when the pace of work increases;
You are willing to work in a physically active work environment.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
At Eurofins, we find it important that you can get the best out of yourself. Therefore, we offer a varied position in a professional, collegial work environment, with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself. In addition, you can count on:
- A suitable salary of at least € 2,851 and at most € 3,180 gross per month, depending on education and experience and based on full-time employment;
- An appointment for at least 32 hours per week;
- 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 0.75%;
- A good pension and leave scheme with 25 vacation days and 10 ADV days based on full-time employment;
- Training and career growth opportunities;
- Extras such as an individual choice budget and a sports and bicycle plan;
- An employment contract for 12 months, with the intention to convert this to a permanent contract.
The role
Company description
Do you want to contribute to healthy crops and sustainable horticulture with your hands and an eye for detail? At Eurofins Agro in Wageningen, you ensure that every horticulture sample is carefully and promptly ready for analysis. In this way, you help growers quickly obtain reliable results that allow them to work smarter and more sustainably. You will join an organization with innovative techniques, plenty of development opportunities, and approximately 320 colleagues in Wageningen. At this location, we perform 700,000 analyses annually; additionally, Eurofins has 11 other branches in the Netherlands.
Working at Eurofins Agro means:
• making a visible contribution to a sustainable and reliable food chain;
• working in a committed team where quality and collaboration come first;
• getting the space to learn, take initiative, and develop yourself.
By choosing Eurofins Agro, you choose meaningful work, great colleagues, and a future full of possibilities.
What you'll do
No two days are exactly the same. You work according to clear quality regulations and ensure that every sample follows the correct route through the process. Your duties include:
• receiving and checking horticulture samples;
• scanning, coding, sorting, and distributing samples per analysis;
• registering actions in our automated systems;
• identifying and setting aside deviating or incorrectly submitted samples;
• moistening, pre-treating, and filtering samples according to fixed instructions;
• assembling and sequencing sample sets for the laboratory.
The fun challenge of every workday? All samples that come in, we process as efficiently as possible, so that the results can be reported on the same day. This is only possible through good cooperation, dividing the work smartly, and helping each other when necessary. This is how we combine quality and tempo and together deliver a reliable performance every day. During peak periods, you help colleagues within the process where necessary. Depending on the season, you may occasionally also be deployed to another Business Unit.
This is what you bring
You can work with automated systems and Microsoft Office;
Hiring process
Talent Acquisition pre-selection · With Talent Acquisition Team
First interview round
A first round of interviews for pre-selected candidates.
Psychometric test
Online test · Not every role
Depending on the position and role, candidates complete a psychometric test.
Second interview round
With a Manager of the department with the vacancy
A second interview round with pre-finalist candidates, held with the manager of the department with the vacancy.
Selection and welcome
- The page states the company aims for clear and timely communication at every step of the selection process.
Hiring process
Do you want to contribute to reliable analyses for horticulture as an OVM Staff Horti? Then apply directly via the application button. Do you have a question about the position first? Please feel free to contact:
Niels Derks, OVM team leader:
06-46676913 or Niels.Derks@ftbnl.eurofins.com
About Eurofins
- Industry
- Lab Services
- Founded
- 1987
- Employees
- 50,000–100,000
- Headquarters
- Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
In their own words
About the company & team
For the Horti Business Unit in Wageningen, Eurofins Agro is looking for an enthusiastic OVM Horticulture Assistant.
Within the Horti Business Unit, everything revolves around reliable analyses for professional growers and other customers in horticulture. As an OVM Assistant, you are an important link at the beginning of the research process. Together with your colleagues, you ensure that horticulture samples are correctly received, registered, prepared, and distributed. Thanks to your accurate work, the laboratory can get started quickly and customers receive reliable results in a timely manner.
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